# NTSB LAX84LA441: Bell P-63C-5-BE, N62822, Madera, CA, August 18, 1984 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 18, 1984, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC) - Place: Madera, CA - Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 24374 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA441 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24374/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA441 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Abrupt maneuver, landing - instructions,written/verbal - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - safety advisory - not identified, pilot in command - maneuver - premature, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - instructions,written/verbal - not followed, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - safety advisory - not identified, pilot of other aircraft - maneuver - premature, pilot of other aircraft - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PLTS OF A BELL P-63 (KING COBRA), N62822 & A NORTH AMERICAN P-51 (MUSTANG), N65206, WERE PARTICIPATING IN AN AIR- SHOW WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED DURING LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE P-63 PLT HAD MADE A 360 OVERHEAD PATTERN BEFORE LANDING. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRSHOW CONTROLLER SAW THE P-51 ON A LONG FINAL APCH & INSTRUCTED THE P-63 PLT TO ROLL OUT TO THE END OF THE RWY AS ALL OTHER ACFT WERE DOING. ACCORDING TO THE P-51 PLT, THE P-63 LANDED ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY & HE ASSUMED THE P-63 PLT WOULD STAY ON THE L SIDE PER THE PREFLT BRIEFING, BUT HE RADIOED TWICE FOR THE P-63 PLT NOT TO TURN RIGHT. THE P-63 PLT SAID HE LANDED ON THE RWY CENTERLINE & AT THE END OF HIS LANDING ROLL, HE TURNED RIGHT TOWARD A TAXI STRIP TO CLEAR THE RWY ASAP. ALSO HE SAID HE DID NOT HEAR THE RADIO CALLS ABOUT ROLLING TO THE END OF THE RWY OR NOT TO TURN RIGHT. AN AIRBORNE PLT SAID THE P-63 WAS ROLLING ON THE L SIDE WHEN THE P-51 LANDED WITH A SAFE INTERVAL, BUT THE P-63 MADE AN ABRUPT R TURN. THE P-51'S R WING TIP HIT THE P-63'S RUDDER. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N62822](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62822-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 33-978, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL P-63C-5-BE - Registry model: [Bell P-63C-5-BE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p-63c-5-be) (registry code 1180203) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Allison V1710 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (registry code 03001, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 33-978 - Airframe hours: 625 - Engines: ALLISON V1710 2000 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Operator: Robert E. Rieser - Registered owner: Southport Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Limited (Special) - Airport: MAE, Madera, runway 30, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N65206 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN P-51D - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 44-74458 - Airframe hours: 1350 - Engines: Rolls-Royce IO-230 1600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: John L. Marlin, Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Limited (Special) - Airport: MAE, Madera, runway 30, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N62822; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 1,189 total, 665 in this make and model, 1,056 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N65206; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 1,544 total, 235 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FAT, 23 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19840818041471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041471A), Aug 18, 1984: Bell P63, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft turned at end of landing roll and was hit by N65206. Aircraft had been instructed to roll end of runway. - [Accident 19840818041472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041472A), Aug 18, 1984: Namer P51D, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck N62822 when it turned right into its landing path. N62822 had been instructed to roll straight. ## Other investigations on N62822 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MKC70F0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0092), Jul 10, 1969: Bell P-63C5 (N62822), Crystal, MN, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.